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vassourada

Portuguese, noun/va.so(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/

vassourada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “broom hit; broom blow (a hit using a broom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does vassourada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebroom hit; broom blow (a hit using a broom)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of vassourada

  • vassouradas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vassourada?

  • Brazil /va.so(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/
  • Brazil [va.so(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
  • Portugal /vɐ.so(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is vassourada in Portuguese?

vassourada appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).